


New laser hole and cone auto-feature measurement are also added. Other new measurement capabilities for non-contact 3D laser probes include the display of laser stripes, measured features, and measured points. New CAD support for the growing JT format is included as well. PC-DMIS 2009 offers enhanced Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) support for all standard GD&T calculation methods including ASME and ISO, plus additional option selections, and real-time dimensional calculation. Additionally the Grid View is expanded to allow points to be rapidly defined at any cross section automatically. The software's new visual programming enhancements include visualization of specific move paths before and after a selected feature, visualization and animation of the machine's working volume within the model view, and translucent clearance plane visualization. This is of particular relevance for companies with medical certification requirements, such as FDA.

This mode is ideal for the company that has a library of programs and wishes for operators to run them and interact with them without being allowed to alter them in any way. A new feature is Protected Mode Execution, a "run-only" mode with password protection against all editing or changing of the program or reports. The core product of the EMS suite is PC-DMIS CMM, which is used primarily on automated Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs), offers many new functional and visual improvements across the board. The development team is extremely excited about this release and we know our customers will be too." The m&h machine tool probe integration with PC-DMIS NC for CNC machine tools is one of the most significant. It also brings together new hardware categories that have been added to the Hexagon Metrology group since the last major release of PC-DMIS. "Far from being simply an incremental release of PC-DMIS, 2009 is the culmination of development projects we have been working on for several years, and represents the tightest integration yet of the product suite. "PC-DMIS 2009 is a very significant release for Wilcox," said Ken Woodbine, president of Wilcox Associates, Inc. PC-DMIS 2009 rolls out enhanced versions of PC-DMIS CMM and PC-DMIS Vision software, and also introduces new products such as PC-DMIS Planner and PC-DMIS Reporting Suite. PC-DMIS 2009 is a family of software products covering a variety of metrology hardware platforms and solutions sold under the banner of Enterprise Metrology Solutions (EMS). NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., J(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Wilcox Associates Inc., a Hexagon Metrology company, today announced the release of PC-DMIS 2009, the latest version of its market-leading CAD-based metrology software.
